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piquant

/ˈpiːkənt/ /ˈpiːkənt/
  • adj.
    辛辣的;活泼的;痛快的;顽皮的;刺激的
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双语例句

  1. There may well have been a piquant novelty about her books when they came out.
    她的书刚上市很可能轰动一时。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  2. The piquant twist is that Cohen had no idea who was writing about her.
    很糟糕的是,科恩不知道谩骂她的人是谁。
  3. But in every semifinal there is deep and piquant regret for a man who did not deserve to lose.
    但是在每一场半决赛中,都会给本不该失败的人留下深深的遗憾。

网络短语

  • chicken in piquant sauce
    怪味鸡
  • Jazz Piquant
    小酒馆的情歌;唱片名
  • piquant sauce
    辣酱油;辣酱
  • piquant prawn
    辣味大虾;辣昧夫虾
  • piquant pallid
    兴奋的

词语扩展

adj.
辛辣的;活泼的;痛快的;顽皮的;刺激的
adv.
piquantly辛辣地
n.
pique生气;愠怒;呕气
piquancy辛辣;尖刻;痛快(等于piquance)
vt.
pique刺激;伤害…自尊心;激怒

词义分布

调皮的
66.7%
辛辣的
22.2%
活泼的
11.1%

英英释义

  • adj.having an agreeably pungent taste
  • adj.engagingly stimulating or provocative
  • adj.attracting or delighting

词源

  • piquant辛辣的,开味的
    来自pique,刺,刺激。引申词义辛辣的,开味的。
  • piquant
    Borrowing from Middle French piquant ‎(“pricking, stimulating, irritating”), present participle of piquer, possibly from Old French pikier ‎(“to prick, sting, nettle”). Related to pike.